Sen. Olubiyi Fadeyi-Ajagunla
● Currently in Office📅 Tenure in Office
Sen. Olubiyi Fadeyi-Ajagunla has been serving as senator for osun central of Osun State since June 13, 2023, under the APC Party.
👤 About Sen. Olubiyi Fadeyi-Ajagunla
Olubiyi Fadeyi-Ajagunla was elected Senator for Osun Central Senatorial District in the 25 February 2023 election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defeating incumbent Senator Ajibola Basiru of the APC (then spokesperson of the 9th Senate) with 134,229 votes to Basiru's 117,609. He is the founder of the Ajagunla Foundation, a philanthropic non-profit, as well as The Fane Group and the Harvard Continental Hotel and Suites in Ile-Ife.
In 2025, Fadeyi defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing litigation and instability within his former party, and went on to chair the Senate Committee on Environment. In May 2026 he declared his intention to seek re-election in 2027 on the APC platform, but lost the party's senatorial primary to legal practitioner Adekunle Adegoke (SAN), polling 13,138 votes to Adegoke's 26,655. Fadeyi publicly rejected the result, alleging the process was not properly conducted.
📋 Personal Information
| Full name | Sen. Olubiyi Fadeyi-Ajagunla |
| Title / Role | Senator for Osun Central |
| State | Osun State |
| Party | APC |
| Education | B.A. |
| In office since | June 13, 2023 |
| Geopolitical zone | SW |
🏆 Key Achievements
Senator for Osun Central since June 2023, having defeated incumbent APC Senator Ajibola Basiru with 134,229 votes to 117,609. Founder of the Ajagunla Foundation, The Fane Group, and Harvard Continental Hotel and Suites, Ile-Ife. Originally elected on the PDP platform; defected to the APC in 2025. Lost the APC's 2027 re-election primary in May 2026 to Adekunle Adegoke (SAN) and publicly disputed the result.
🏛 Role & Responsibilities
Sen. Olubiyi Fadeyi-Ajagunla represents Osun Central in the Nigerian Senate — the upper chamber of the National Assembly. Nigeria's Senate has 109 members: three senators per state and one for the FCT Abuja. Senators serve four-year terms, make federal laws, approve the national budget, screen ministerial nominees and oversee the executive branch.
Sen. Olubiyi Fadeyi-Ajagunla is a member of the APC.
📜 Former Senators of Osun State
Others who have held the position of senator in Osun State: